Dutch|man's-pipe

Dutch|man's-pipe
Dutch|man's-pipe «DUHCH muhnz PYP», noun.
U.S. a climbing vine of the birthwort family with large leaves, and curved flowers resembling the bowl of a tobacco pipe.

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